massage somebody's egoto try to make someone feel that they are important, attractive, intelligent etc 对某人讨好奉承,拍某人的马屁 The portrait painter had the power to massage the king’s ego or to expose his flaws. 这位人像画师可以满足国王的虚荣心把他画得很英俊,也可以暴露他的缺点。
massage somebody’s ego• This organization spends more time massaging egos than developing new products.
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